Sometimes, you look around at all these gadgets and in a rare moment of inspiration or madness, you look at them all a little different??? connected in a way they are currently not, but perhaps should ...

Even though some devices now use WiFi and Bluetooth, so much of our home entertainment equipment still relies on its own proprietary infrared remote control. By and large (when you can find them) they ...

Infrared, IR, Communications technology is used to link consumer equipment such as a remote control with a television since the late 1970’s. Over the years manufacturers have developed a multitude of ...

[James] is one of those guys on a quest to control everything with one device. His tool of choice is an Android phone, which can do quite a lot right out of the box. But he was never satisfied with ...

The main aim of this circuit is to design and demonstrate a simple 5 channel remote control system to drive five loads. The circuit works on the principle of IR communication. This article is aimed to ...

Denon Electronics today announced the upcoming introduction of two innovative devices — the RC-7000CI — Infrared (IR) / Radio Frequency (RF) Remote Control (SRP: $299.99) and RC-7001RCI RF/IR Remote ...

One of the two key “cons” in my review was that the $230 Hue Play HDMI Sync Box, which I otherwise praised as the best way to make your lights pulse in sync with your TV, didn’t ship with a remote, ...

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Linux Infrared Remote Control (LIRC) allows you to use inexpensive hardware to control your Linux PC with a TV remote control. Why would you want to control your PC with a TV remote control? A number ...